How Old Baby & Johnny Are In Dirty Dancing

How old was Jennifer Grey in Dirty Dancing, and how old was Patrick Swayze? Dirty Dancing features an iconic pairing in Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, but how old is Patrick Swzye, how big is their age gap, and does it make the movie problematic? Dirty Dancing is somewhat autobiographical for screenwriter Eleanor Bergstein, as it’s based on her own teenage experiences. This fact only brings the question of Baby and Johnny’s age difference further into the light. While the movie doesn’t explicitly state the two protagonists’ ages, there’s enough evidence to suggest that the years between them border on creepy.